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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Berlin Germany 12 sightseeing spots to visit 2016

Berlin is
one of the most famous cities in the world. In addition, Germany is the largest country among the EU countries in terms of economy, and in my opinion, the city planning
in Berlin is very beautiful. In addition, the design of these buildings are
also nice. Although the city is large, the number of the people is not so many,
and not crowded. I love EU, especially Berlin so much. I wrote this blog in English. But English is not my mother tongue. So, if I make some mistakes in my blog in terms of English, I'm very sorry.

1Sightseeing spots in Berlin

ASiegessäule

In center of Berlin, you can see the
“Grosser Stern”. It means “Big Stars” in English. It is the very big rotary in
Berlin. In the center of “the Grosser Stern”, you can see the “Siegessäule”.
On the top of it, the statue of Victoria is standing.

To go there, you get on the bus “100” at
the “Zoologischer Garten”(Of course, you can take this bus at the other busstop
other than Zoologischer Garten.), and get
off at the “Grosser Stern”. It costs 3 Euro to go up the tower. The heights of
it is 67 m. You have to go up the 285 upstairs. When I went to the top, I was very exhausted. And you can see the great scenery from the top of the tower. But the space of the top is very small.

This is Siegessäule in Berlin. very beautiful.

The top of Siegessäule. Beautiful !!!

It was early in the morning. There were no cars. But I was very sleepy.

BThe
Berlin Wall

Many sightseeing spots are in
Berlin, of course you can see “the Berlin wall”. Some pieces of the Berlin Wall
are existing in some areas.

These are the parts of the Berlin Wall in Potsdamer Platz

CBrandenburger Tor
(Brandenburg Gate)

The gate was constructed in 1791.

And it is one of the best-known landmarks of Germany now.

It is built on the
site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from

Berlin to the
town of Brandenburg an der Havel.

During the post-war Partition of Germany, the
gate was isolated and inaccessible

immediately next to the Berlin wall. It
takes about 1 minute from the station

Brandenburger tor”. I recommend you to visit there early in the morning for pictures.

This gate is one of the symbol of Berlin

DThe Memorial to the Murdered
Jews of Europe

The Memorial to the Murdered
Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial,
is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The place is covered
with 2,711 concrete slabs. It takes about 10 minute from the Potsdamer Platz and
about 5 minutes from the Brandenburg Gate on foot. I think you may get lost in the middle of the place. The place was larger than I had expected.

EPotsdamer Platz

Potsdamer
Platz (Potsdam Square) is an important public square and traffic
intersection in the center of Berlin. The place is very convenient, so you can
find many kinds of shops and German restaurants easily. So you can take a
rest after long walking. In addition, the designs of these buildings are very
stylish and cool. It’s near the Tiergarten and the Brandenburg Gate. I often visit there for shopping. You can go to Alexander Platz from this station very easily, there are many kinds of shops around Alexander Platz.

F Sony center

It's in the Potsdamer Platz. The
design of the building is cool. Many kinds of restaurants are in the Sony
center.

GBerliner Dom

As for the access to the Berliner
Dom from the Zoologischer Garten, you take the bus “100” or “200”, and get off
at the “Lustgarten”, it’s near the bus stop.

This is the Berlin Dom.

Main entrance is very large. You should take pictures.

HMuseumsinsel (One of the world heritage)

Museum Island (Museumsinsel) is the name of the
northern half of an island in the Spree river in the central district of Berlin.
It is so called for the complex of five internationally significant museums.
It’s near the Berliner Dom, and “Pergamonmuseum”. It is better to make
reservation for the ticket online, if you go into the Pergamonmuseum. Many
tourists visit there. One of the museums in the “Museumsinsel” is Bodemuseum. You
take the bus”100”, “200” and get off “Lustgarten” (Adult:10 Euro, Student: 5 Euro)

IGendarmenmarkt

The Gendarmenmarkt is
a square in Berlin and the site of an architecturalensemble including the Konzerthaus
(concert hall). The atmosphere is very comfortable, and the buildings look very
nice. You can take a rest at the outside cafe near the Gendarmenmarkt, and get relaxed.

This is the Konzerthaus

JHauptbahnhof

Berlin Hauptbahnhof(English: Berlin Central
Station) is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. The station is very convenient to
go to the other area in Germany. In addition, you can enjoy shopping in the
station. The station is near the spree river, so you can enjoy the spree river
cruise and take a rest along the river. In summer season, many people spend the
time along the river. I enjoyed the spree river cruise last year in April, but a little bit cold.

You can enjoy the Spree river cruise near the Berlin Central Station.

KAltes
Nationalgalerie

The
buildings are very nice. This is very near the Pergamonmuseum.

It closes on
Monday. (Adult:10 Euro, Student: 5 Euro)

LAltes
Museum

This
Museum is also near the Berlin Dom. You can find it very easily.

(Adult:10
Euro, Student: 5 Euro)

In front of the main entrance, there are 2 types of statues, look very strong.

2 Restaurant

You can find many kinds of
restaurants near the sightseeing spots above. Especially around the Sony
center, you can find good restaurants, I think. Of course, I’d like to give
useful information for the travelers whose travel time is not so long. That’s
why I show you some restaurants around the Sony center today. But I’d like you
to understand that I can’t show you all of restaurants near the Sony center
only one time. So, I’d like to let you know the other restaurants later.

①Josty in Sony Center
(Bellevuestr.1, 10785 Berlin: 030 2575 1105)

The restaurant is in Sony Center and the
design of the restaurant is very nice, in addition, customer service etiquette
is nice, friendly. You can eat pizza, hamburger, potato soup, tomato soup,
steak, etc. Steaks are around 25 Euro~35 Euro. On the day, I ate one hamburger
with French flies (12.50 Euro), and Pepsi (2.90 Euro). In total, 15.40 Euro.
The taste of the hamburger was good for me, the quantity of the dish was normal.
But if you want to spare money for lunch or dinner, the restaurant might be a
little bit expensive. Anyway service was excellent for me.

②Maredo (Potzdamer Platz 1, 10785 Berlin: 030
23005362)

You can find this restaurant
everywhere in Berlin. But the taste is good for me. In addition, the price is
not expensive. (It depends on the kinds of dishes.) I ordered Lunch Menu (Small
beefsteak and small chicken steak and French fries) and Pepsi. the quantity of
the dish was normal. In total, it costed only 10 Euro. And you can order salad
bar additionally (3.90Euro).

③Mommseneck (Alte Potzdamerstr.1 :
0302529 6635)

You can eat traditional German dish there,
and enjoy more than 100 kinds of bier. I ordered there potato soup (4.90 Euro)
and boiled cauliflower with cheese and white sauce (5.50 Euro). The service was
nice, and comfortable atmosphere. The quantity of the dish was a little bit
large. I was satisfied with it.

3Sightseeing bus

If you want to enjoy your trip in
Berlin very easily and smoothly, one of the best way is to take the bus. You
can have many chances to find the bus.

4Transportation

One of your concern is transportation, I
think. In Berlin, you can use many kinds of transportations like bus, subway,
tram etc. And you can use ticket for bus, train and tram. Surprisingly, the
ticket is not expensive. If you take them several times, it’s better to buy
“One day ticket”. I hope this information would be helpful for you.

5 Accommodation

Actually, there are many hotels in
Berlin. And I think time is the most important thing during the trip. That’s
why, I think Hotels around the “Zoologischer Garten”station are very convenient for tourists who
visit the places above. Because you can go to the Tegel airport directly from
the “Zoologischer Garten” bus stop by bus. And you can go to the main station
Berlin “Hauptbahnhof” from the “Zoologischer Garten” station by S-Bahn. Of
course you can find many kinds of buses at the “Zoologischer Garten” bus stop.

6In
case of Emergency

If you lost money during your trip, you can get money from your
family in the other country through the Western Union very quickly. But the
passport is necessary when you get money in that case. It is near the Brandenburg
Gate.

(①Hansastrasse 236Berlin, Berlin13051+49-30-97996514,②Behrenstr 29Berlin, Berlin10117+49-69-85098373). I
think you can have access to that easily.

Today I explained about Berlin, but it is impossible to write all of Berlin only one time. So, I will write it several times.